Posts From: May 2018

BetConstruct obtained two Class I licences from MGA

BetConstruct announces that it has been granted two Class I licences by the Malta Gaming Authority. With these licences the company is now enabled to provide gaming products of the...

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New Gaming Act Approved by Maltese Parliament

Yesterday, Maltese Parliament approved the third and final reading of the new Gaming Act, which shall elevate the jurisdictional profile of Malta from a regulatory perspective by strengthening the MGA’s...

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MGA Executive Chairman appointed CEO of the Malta Financial Services Authority

MGA Executive Chairman, Joseph Cuschieri, has been appointed CEO of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) with effect from 24 April 2018. He shall also sit on the MFSA’s Board...

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888 to proceed with Malta back-up plan

888 has declared it will apply for a gaming licence in Malta as the date for Britain’s exit from the European Union approaches. 888, which is based in Gibraltar, was...

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New Gaming Bill tabled in Maltese Parliament

The Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy & Innovation, Hon. Silvio Schembri announced that a motion has been presented in Parliament for the first reading of a new Gaming...

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Gambling operators end their Malta licences to avoid AML probe

At least five Italian gambling companies have exited Malta following an investigation by the regulator into links to organised crime and unlicensed betting shops. The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) last...

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The Malta Gaming Authority reacts to a press release issued by the National Whistleblower Cente

The Malta Gaming Authority refers to the Press Release issued by the National Whistleblower Center, on 28 February 2018, and rejects the claim that Mr Valery Atanasov, (an ex-employee of...

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Joseph Cuschieri resigns position to take MFSA role

Joseph Cuschieri, an accountant who has been heading the Malta Gaming Authority since Labour was returned to power in 2013, has been selected by the Office of the Prime Minster...

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Unikrn projected to be in the frontline to launch crypto betting with Maltese Sandboxed license

Unikrn, a veteran esports betting operator, and publisher of gaming’s most successful decentralized token, UnikoinGold (UKG), welcomes the MGA’s forward looking approach towards the development of a “sandbox environment” for cryptocurrencies and...

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Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, to visit Malta for GIG”s 5-year-anniversary event

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG), one of the island’s biggest iGaming employers, will host co-founder of Apple and legendary Silicon Valley tech wizard Steve ‘Woz’ Wozniak in Malta at an event celebrating the company’s...

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